Joel Valencia

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valencia and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Joel Valencia
Personal information
Full name César Joel Valencia Castillo
Date of birth (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994
Place of birth Quinindé, Ecuador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Koper
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2013 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Zaragoza B 33 (0)
2011 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2014 → Málaga B (loan) 18 (1)
2014–2015 Logroñés 52 (1)
2016– Koper 17 (1)
National team‡
2011 Spain U17 2 (0)
2011 Ecuador U17 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2011

César Joel Valencia Castillo (born 16 November 1994) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Slovenian club FC Koper as a winger.

Club career

Born in Quinindé, Esmeraldas, Valencia moved to Spain in 2002, aged 8. Three years later he joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup, after being spotted by local scouts.[1]

On 28 August 2011, while still a junior, Valencia made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–6 home loss against Real Madrid.[2] He was later assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 21 January 2014, after being sparingly used, Valencia moved to another reserve team, joining Atlético Malagueño on loan until June.[3] On 28 August he rescinded his link with Zaragoza,[4] and joined UD Logroñés.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Valencia: La nueva ‘perla’ tricolor (Joel Valencia: The new tricolor 'pearl'); La Hora, 19 May 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Un gustazo para los ojos (A delight for the eyes); Marca, 28 August 2011 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Zaragoza cede al Málaga a Joel Valencia por la deuda que mantiene con Apoño (Zaragoza loans Joel Valencia to Málaga to cover doubt over Apoño); Futbol Aragonés, 21 January 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Joel Valencia (Agreement for the rescision of Joel Valencia's contract); Zaragoza's official website, 28 August 2014 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Joel Valencia Castillo, nuevo jugador de la UD. Logroñés (Joel Valencia Castillo, new player of UD. Logroñés); Logroñés' official website, 27 August 2014 (Spanish)
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